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The NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin — According to SPIEGEL research, United States intelligence agencies have not only targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone, but they have also used the American Embassy in Berlin as a listening station. The revelations now pose a serious threat to German-American relations.
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USA Today, Telegraph, New York Times, Guardian, Gigaom, Mashable, BBC, CNET and Just Security. Tweets: @pierrefitter. Thanks:@alexia
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Obama Unaware as U.S. Spied on World Leaders: Officials — NSA Stopped Surveillance of Merkel, Others After White House Review — WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency ended a program used to spy on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a number of other world leaders … | Abby Ohlheiser / The Atlantic Wire: |
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Samsung Launches Five SDKs To Lure Developers Into Its Hardware Web — Hey, Arduino Fans! 1Sheeld Lets Your Smartphone Act As Many Different Arduino Shields — Samsung kicked off its first Developer Conference in San Francisco today, and the Korean tech juggernaut is eager to show off … | Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung Pursues Developers, Seeking Orbit of Apps — This week, Samsung Electronics Co. plans to hold its first global developers conference at a hotel in San Francisco, a big step in the South Korean smartphone maker's effort to cultivate a host of software and services for its devices that can compete with those offered by Apple Inc.| Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung signs three-year deal to supply NBA with courtside tablets and monitors — NBA Teams Up With Samsung — The National Basketball Association has signed a wide-ranging, $100 million deal with Samsung Electronics Co. to bring the South Korean company's technology courtside at its games …
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| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
Syrian Electronic Army Targets President Obama in Latest Hack — Add President Obama to the list of the latest high-profile hacks. — The President's campaign organization site, Obama for America, was compromised by a group of hackers on Monday morning, according to a number of Facebook …
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Gizmodo, Daily Mail and The Verge
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Nielsen's New SDK Adds Mobile Viewing To Its Traditional TV Ratings, Uses Data From Facebook To Match Demographics — After months of trials, Nielsen today is announcing an SDK that will give it the ability to measure how people view TV on mobile apps and other digital formats …
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| Shane Cole / AppleInsider: |
Another daylight saving time bug strikes Apple's iOS 7, affects calendar display — Owners of iOS devices running the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system awoke to a display error in iOS 7's calendar app caused by the switch to daylight saving time.| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Twitter to Wait Until After IPO to Name Woman — Likely With International Cred — to Board — According to sources close to the situation, Twitter is planning on waiting until after its IPO — which is set to take place next week — to name its first woman to its board.
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| Todd Wasserman / Mashable: |
Starbucks Lets You Buy Coffee for a Friend via Twitter — In the '70s, a Coke ad envisioned a day in which you could buy the world Coke to promote harmony. Now, Starbucks is letting you do something similar, with the help of Twitter. — The coffee giant is launching a beta program called Tweet …
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TechHive, Fast Company, ABC News, The Switch, GeekWire, Business Insider, [a]listdaily, TIME, Digital Trends and TechnoBuffalo. Tweets: @starbucks. Thanks:@jimprosser
| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Nvidia expands Shield controller capabilities to thousands of Android games — Nvidia has opened its Shield gaming device up to the universe of Android games, adding console support to thousands of games originally designed for touch screens. The Santa Clara, Calif., graphics chipmaker said the Shield … Sponsor Posts
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